{"id":2484,"date":"2020-06-23T19:56:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T23:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/?p=2484"},"modified":"2021-06-23T18:08:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T22:08:53","slug":"community-update-with-meetups-product-team-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/community-update-with-meetups-product-team-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Recording: The Community Update with Meetup\u2019s Product Team (June)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Community Update features the latest news about Meetup exclusively from the Meetup team. This month, join Meetup\u2019s VP of Product, Daniel Pardes, Product Manager Alex Loh, and Staff Android Engineer Patrick Datillio for insights on Meetup\u2019s new event scheduler (in beta). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/lp\/beta\">Sign up to help us test it<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Recording: The Community Update with Meetup\u2019s Product Team\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gre6DW8Iki0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main Takeaways:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>We\u2019re rolling out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/a-new-way-to-schedule-meetup-events\/\">new event scheduler<\/a> (in beta). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/lp\/beta\">Sign up to help us test it<\/a>! <ul><li>Based on feedback and research, we\u2019re adding new features like a dedicated agenda section, rich text formatting, a navigation bar with more structure to add information, and more!<\/li><li>We\u2019re looking for organizers to test this new tool. You\u2019ll be providing feedback, reporting bugs and you\u2019ll also be able to connect with other organizers who join the beta.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>We heard the requests and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/dark-mode-has-arrived-on-meetup\/\">dark mode<\/a> is here! \u00a0<ul><li>We launched a dark mode option for the Meetup Android app. IOS to come soon!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Resources mentioned:\u00a0<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priyaparker.com\/thebook\">The Art of Gathering<\/a> by Priya Parker<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Q&amp;A Questions:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Is there a public roadmap for product updates?\u00a0<ul><li>Dan: The reason why we don\u2019t publish a full roadmap is because it\u2019s a living document that always changes. 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